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The surname Steinfeld

A surname, carried by 1,152 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S351

Steinfeld: #22,359 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Steinfeld #22,359, 1,152 people Steinfeld: #22,359 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Steinfeld #22,359, 1,152 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Steinfeld is more common than 86.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,152 people named Steinfeld in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 268,008 Americans. That is up 4.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,101.

#22,359
rank among US surnames
1,152
people in 2010
0.4
per 100,000 Americans
+4.6%
change since 2000 (was #21,958)

Who is named Steinfeld

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named Steinfeld identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as two or more races.

  • White (not Hispanic) 95%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
  • Two or more races 1.0%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%
The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Steinfelds

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Hailee Steinfeld
    American actress and singer (born 1996)
  • Jake Steinfeld
    American actor and fitness trainer, born 1958

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Steinfeld

Steinfeld has the Soundex code S351, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S351.

Questions

How common is the surname Steinfeld?
1,152 people in the United States had the surname Steinfeld in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 268,008 Americans. It ranked 22,359th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Steinfeld?
In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Steinfeld identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Steinfeld?
Hailee Steinfeld, American actress and singer (born 1996), followed by Jake Steinfeld.
Where is the surname Steinfeld most common?
Wikidata records people named Steinfeld in the United States.
Is the surname Steinfeld getting more or less common?
More common. 1,101 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,152 in 2010, up 4.6%.